The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-05-19
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Marlborough, At sr Being Convicted
of Murder in the First Degree,
And Returned to Jail to Await the
Sentence for His Crime,
Deliberately Attempts to Sever His
JuguIar Vein With a Dull Knife,
But Only Succeeds in Making a
Ghas Iy Wound in His WindpiDs,
And Then Becomes Unconscious,
Caused by Loss of Blood.
The Prisoners Life in No Immediate
Danger from the Wounds,
Although He Says He Expected tc
Be With the Angels Ere This"
Deliberately Attempts to Sever Hi
Jugular Vein With a Dull Knife,
But Only Succeeds in Making
Ghas Iy Wound in His WindpiDs,
And Then Becomes Unconscious
Caused by Loss of Blood.
The Prisoners Life in No Immediate
Danger from the Wounds,
Although He Says He Expected to
Be With the Angels Ere This"
From Mondays Daily.
CLOSING THE CASE


From Mondays Daily.
CLOSING THE CASE.
After Mr.. Busbee of North Carolina
had closed his able and eloquent argu-
ment Saturday morning, w. T. Nc
Carly followed on the same side with a
clear and forcible statement of fact,
placing before the jury in a condensed
form a succinct resume of the evidence.
w. w. Scott closed the case for the de-
Tense in an argument that was brilliant
even for that famous attorney. Judge
Kellogg then resumed the argument
for the state and in a short time was
followed by Col. Feighan, who put the
| finishing touches on the case in his
mastery way, and at $50 the jury re-
tired. At 8 p. m. they returned with a
verdict of guilty of murder in the first
degree. After the foreman had rem
dered the verdict, on request of the de-
Tense, every juror was polled and they
all concurred.
Marlborough took the reading of the
verdict in the same cool, self-possessed
manner that characterized his actions
during the entire trial.
From the foreman of the jury it was
learned that the jury were practically
| agreed as to their verdict, but there
were three who voted for murder in
the second degree, afterwards explain
ing that this was done in order to have
the case thoroughly discussed before
rendering verdict.
| Attorney Scott has been granted time
to prepare a motion for new trial.
THE ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.
Sunday morning the rumor spread
through the city that the prisoner,
Marlborough, had attempted suicide by
cutting his throat during the night.
Upon investigation it was learned that
such an attempt had been made and in
order to more fully investigate the mat
ter representative of THE NEWS
called on
| DIR. JACOBS,
who attended Marlborough and dressed
his wounds. The doctor stated that in
the attempt made on his life the pris-
oner had shown great deal of deter
mination and nerve and that he was
not now dead was only owing to the
fact of the knife being extremely dull,
and the prisoner incapacitated from
weakness by loss of blood to cut
through the cords of the neck which
protected the jugular vein and carotid
artery, but that in his efforts he had
succeeded in severing small branch
of the latter and making an incision in
the wind-pipe, and when he called to
attend him in the morning he found
him still unconscious. This was be-
tween and six O'Clock Sunday morn
ing. The doctor called again later in
the day and found his patient returned
to consciousness, but so weak that he
was scarcely able to articulate. He,
however, recognized the surgeon, and
in semi-joking manner said:
doctor, I had expected to be
with the angels before this,'' attempt
ing to point upward while speaking.
The doctor told him he had made very
fair effort for an amateur. DIR. Jacobs
says that with proper care there is no
reason why Marlborough should not re-
cover, but that his bandages must not
be displaced as he cannot survive far
Their loss of blood to any extent.
THIS MORNING
at an early hour our reporter called at
the Jail and was admitted by Janitor
Carl Miller. The prisoner, Yarbor-
borough, was lying ON his bed with his
neck swathed in bandages. In answer
to the question, How are you this
morning?'' he said in faint voice that
he was doing very well.
''Do you regret the attempt you have
made on your life?"
II do not wish to die a lingering
death" he replied.
The prisoner was very weak and re-
fused to answer further questions. His
brother, who had entered the room dur
ing the conversation, gave the partie-
ulars of the case as these:
Sometime during the night one of
the prisoners in the same room with
Marlborough woke up and noticed that
he was breathing in a very peculiar
manner. He lit the gas ard saw him
lying on his bed in pool of blood
which was streaming from wound in
the neck. Assistance was Immediately
called and every effort taken to revive
the young man, who was unconscious
from loss of blood. DIR. Jacobs was
called to attend to the case. It was
late in the day before he recovered con-
seriousness.
did your brother give any reason
for this attempt?"
None, whatever; he has said moth
ing about his reason, only that he seems
sorry that he was unsuccessful"
CARL MILLER,
The janitor of the jail, informed THE
NEWS man that considerable anxiety
was felt on account of the young man
for fear he would make some further
attempt on his life, and he was watch
ed all the time to see that the band
ages were not removed.
SHERIFF wILHITE
Showed THE NEWS man the knife with
which the unfortunate young man at
tempted to take his life. 1t was small
ladies' knife with pearl handle, the
blade being about one and a half inch
es long and very duh. Had the weapon
been sharper the prisoner would now be
a dead man.
When cleaning up the bed two letters
were found under the pillow. These
Mr.. white gave to Yarborough's
brother without examing their con-
tents.
Marlborough is still quite weak and
unable to speak above whisper. He
eats very little. There is no doubt but
that with proper care he viii recover.
DISTRICT COURT.
Z, DiSt,;nt court mat raatardaz 1T